Photo of the Day 3rd February 2024.

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Side view of a white and blue, twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left, with the tails of another couple of planes behind it.
G-MDBD, Airbus A330-243, Airtours, at London Gatwick, some time between June 1999 and March 2001.

Side view of a white, bklackm, and orange, twin engined jet airliner, taxiing from left to right and slightly away from the camera, under a cloudy grey sky.
G-BNGM, Boeing 737-3Y0, InterEuropean Airways, at Manchester Airport, some time before December 1993, as seen from the T1 car park exit slip road.

 

Side view of a white twin engined jet airliner with the engines mounted on the rear fuselage, facing to the right, being pushed back from it's stand by a small blue truck just peeking into frame on the lower right. The lower part of the plane is partially obscured pay part of the building, while there are lots of other planes in the background, under a bright but hazy sky.
EI-BVH, British Aircraft Corporation ROMBAC1-11-561RC (built under license in Romania), Ryanair, at Manchester Airport, some time before March 1992, as seen from the entrance to the spectators terraces.
Photo taken with a small, 35mm compact camera.

 

Side view of a white and red, high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner, parked facing to the right, with a dark brown brick building in the background.
G-BMMR, Dornier DO228-202K, Suckling Airways, at manchestert Airport, some time in the early 1990’s, as seen from the spectator terraces.

 

Side view of a white and dark blue, twin engined jet airliner, with the engines mounted on the rear fuselage, moving to the right as it accelerates down a runway, with green trees in the background, under a hazy grey sky.
SP-LHG, Tupolev TU134A, LOT Polish Airlines, starting it’s takeoff roll on Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, as seen from the Airport Hotel pub, some time in the early 1990s.

 

Side view of a white and dark blue, twin engined jet airliner, with the engines mounted on the rear fuselage, taxiing from right to left, with a black chainlink fence in the foreground, under a moody grey sky.
SL-ABH, Douglas DC-9-32, Adria Airways, turning on to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, as seen from the junction of Ringway Road and Shadowmoss Road, 1992 or early 1993.

 

Side view of a high-wingerd, 4 engined, military transport aircraft in a grey and olive green camouflage paint scheme, taxiing from left to right, with several sets of mobile airstairs parked in front of a large grey hangar in the background.
XV212, Lockheed C-130K Hercules C.3P, Royal Air Force, taxiing to the cargo ramp at Manchester Airport, some time in the 1990s.

 

Side view of a gree and white, high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner moving from left to right on a runway, with trees and brown brick houses in the background, under a grey sky.
EI-FKB, Fokker F50, Aer Lingus Commuter, about to start it’s take off roll on Runway 24 at manchester Airport, as seen from the Airport Hotel pub, some time in the early 1990s.

 

Side view of a white and red, high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner parked facing to the right, with a small grey truck parked by it's nose.
G-OLAH, Shorts SD3-60-100, Gill Airways, at Manchester Airport, some time in the 1990s.

 

Grainy side view of a white and blue, twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a low altitude, with grey cloud fillking the rest of the frame.
G-EMBE, Embraer ERJ145EU, British Airways, on final approach to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, some time after March 1998.